Role Overview:
The hours for this position are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
What We Offer:
Role Responsibilities:
We are now recruiting a part-time Childcare Practitioner for our centre in Navan, Co. Meath.
The hours for this position are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
What We Offer:
- Job security
- Up to 34 days annual leave including bank holidays and Christmas
- Career progression opportunities
- Access to WellBee – Our staff wellbeing programme
- Access to WellHub- A digital wellbeing platform which supports our teams wellbeing
- Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Trainee management programme
- Ongoing training and development including HACCP, Manual Handling and First Aid
- Enhanced employee benefits including: Bike to Work, Travel Tax Saver Scheme, supplier discounts
- Employee gifts: cinema tickets, care packs and so much more
- Staff appreciation programme
- Staff wellbeing
- Staff recognition programme: Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Year
- Talent exchange programme - access to positions across the world
- Keep up to date with the leading approaches in early years
- Be part of an award winning team
Role Responsibilities:
- To ensure a safe, secure and healthy environment for the care, safety and welfare of the children
- Provide for the holistic needs of the children
- Actively engage the children in developmentally appropriate learning activities to facilitate the potential development of each child.
- Promote and help maintain an organised, clean, safe, well equipped and culturally sensitive learning environment
- Observe and record children’s progress
- To communicate effectively with children, parents and staff alike.
- Meet established policies and procedures, creating an environment of best practice.
- In order to be successful in this position the applicant must have:
- Sincere and genuine love of children
- Minimum FETAC / QQI Level 5 in Childcare or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year’s practical experience in a childcare setting
- First Aid, Manual Handling and Food Safety training an advantage
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A desire to learn progressively throughout your career
Applicants must be willing to provide written references and be Garda Vetted by the company (Police Clearance will also be required if the applicant have lived outside of Ireland for more than 6 consecutive months since over the age of 18).
Proof of eligibility to work in the EU must be provided.